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PROSPECTUS 


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RIPLEY  FEMALE  COLLEGE, 


POULTNEY.  YEEMONT. 


FAIR  HAVEN : 

D.  LEONARD,  PRINTER. 

1863 


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;Rev.  JOHN  NEWMAN,  D.  D.,   Peesident. 


METAPHYSICS. 


Rev.  seaman  A.  KNAPP,  A.  M.,   Vice  President. 

RHETORIC  AND  CRITICISM. 


TAYLER  LEWIS,  L.  L.  D,  (op  Union  College,) 

LECTURER  ON  HISTORY. 

JAMES  STRONG,  S.  T.  D., 

OJCTURER   ON   BIBUCAL  LITERATURE. 

THOMAS  S.  CUMMINGS,  (of  the  National  Academy,) 

CONSULTING  PROFESSOR  OF  ART  AND  DESIGN, 

GEORGE  A.  MIETZKE,  A.  M., 

INSTRUMENTAL  MUSIC  AND  GERMAN. 

LUCY  A.  PLYMPTON, 

LATIN  AND  LITERATURE. 


MARY  A.  HASTINGS, 

PHYSICS. 

MARIE  DELAVIGNE, 

FRENCH. 


*  MATHEMATICS. 

DOROTHA  GRAHAM, 

DRAWING  AND  PAINTING. 

NANCY  L.  MIETZKE,  (Pupil  of  Bassini,) 

TOCAIJZATION. 


*  PREPARATORY  STUDIES. 

RACHEL  J.  KNICKERBOCKER, 

DOMESTIC  SUPERINTENDENT. 


^Eminent  Teachers  will  be  engaged  for  these  Departments  hefort  the  College  opens. 


PROSPECTUS. 


This  Institution  will  be  opened  for  Pupils  on  Wednes- 
day, the  third  day  of  February,  1864, 


It  is  delightfully  situated  in  the  beautiful  village  of  Poultney,  Rut- 
land County,  Yermont;  67  miles  north  from  the  City  of  Troy,  N.  Y., 
and  on  the  direct  line  of  Rail  Road  to  Montreal 

Poultney  valley  is  one  of  the  loveliest  in  the  Green  Mountain  State, 
the  Switzerland  of  America  and,  skirted  on  the  west  by  the  hills  sep- 
arating Poultney  River  from  Lake  Champlain,  and  on  the  east  by 
spurs  of  the  Green  Mountains,  combines  elements  of  beauty  rarely 
equaled. 

Surrounding  scenery  is  a  powerful  though  unconscious  educator, 
and  the  emotions  it  excites  enter  largely  as  a  component  part  into  the 
character  that  is  formed  at  school.  Hence,  parents  should  not  over- 
look nor  lightly  esteem  the  scenery  by  which  their  children  are  sur- 
ifounded  during  the  period  of  education.  The  Landscape,  the  Build- 
ings, the  Apartments,  and,  in  short,  all  the  educational  forces  and  ar- 
rangements should  not  only  ^not  be  repulsive,  but  should  be  such  mod- 
els of  excellence  as  shall  operate  continually  to  cultivate  the  tasTe  and 
refine  the  sensibilities  of  the  heart. 

In  all  these  respects  Ripley  Female  College  is  unsurpassed. 


leans  0f  ^am. 


Poultney  has  direct  communication,  both  by  Bail  Eoad  and  Tele- 
graph, with  all  important  places  north  as  well  as  south.  It  is  on  the 
line  of  the  Rutland  and  Washington  Railway,  and  may  be  reached 
from  both  directions  twice  each  day. 

To  prevent  an  unpleasant  delay,  either  at  Whitehall  or  Castleton, 
to  students  who  come  from  the  north,  by  way  of  Lake  Champlain,  a 
free  conveyance  from  Whitehall  to  Poultney  will  be  furnished,  to  all 
who  have  made  previous  application  to  the  President,  on  the  first  day 
'Of  each  Quarter,  leaving  Whitehall  on  the  arrival  of  the  Day  Boat. 
Students  coming  from  the  south  by  the  way  of  Saratoga  and  White- 
hall, will  be  met  at  Fair  Haven,  Yt.,  on  the  arrival  of  the  morning 
train,  the  first  day  of  each  Quarter,  provided  they  shall  have  given  the 
President  notice  of  their  coming. 

Either  the  President  or  the  Vice  President  will  be  in  attendance  at 
the  Astor  House,  New  York  City,  the  last  three  days  of  each  Yaca- 
tion,  to  consult  with  parents  and  take  charge  of  pupils. 

Those  who  come  from  New  York  City  will  fiod  it  convenient  and 
pleasant  to  take  the  Troy  and  New  York  line  of  Steamers  during  the 
season  of  navi2:ation. 


ittilljrags  ati^  tgxamh. 


The  building  is  a  substantial  brick  structure,  in  the  Doric  style  of 
architecture,  with  all  school  apartments,  except  Gymnasium  and  Chap- 
el, under  one  roof;  so  arranged  as  to  combine  convenience  and  taste  in 
the  greatest  possible  degree.  The  grounds  contain  lOi  acres,  taste- 
fully  laid  out  by  walks  and  drives  into  Garden,  Lawn  and  Park,  adorn- 
ed with  a  grove  of  primitive  Rock  Maples  of  unequalled  magnificence 
and  beauty. 

The  Grounds  have  been  embellished,  and  the  Buildings  thoroughly 
repaired,  painted,  papered,  carpeted  and  newly  furnished  throughout, 
at  an^pense  of  $10,000.  A  building  64  feet  by  34  is  in  process  of 
erection,  for  a  Gymnasium  and  Chapel,  and  will  be  completed  early 
in  the  summer  of  '64. 


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Rin.KY  Fkmalk  Ooi.lrqe  possesses,  therefore,  materijil  elements  for 
a  refined  cultivation  that  are  unsurpivssed  by  any  Institution  in  the 
United  States.  The  proprietors  intend  that  the  direct  educatin<^  for- 
ces shall  be  as  superior  in  their  kind,  as  the  indirect  above  described. 


ieprtment  of  Instruction. 


The  President  has  been  well  known  as  a  successful  practical  educa- 
tor for  25  yeare — 15  as  Teacher  and  Principal  of  Troy  Conference 
Academy,  and  10  last  past  as  Professor  of  the  Latin  Language  and 
Literature,  in  Union  College. 

The  Vice  President  has  been  equally  well  and  fovorably  known  as  an 
educator  for  7  years  past,  first  as  a  popular  Teacher,  and  subsequently 
as  Associate  Principal  of  one  of  the  largest  and  most  flourishing 
Academies  in  the  state  of  New  York, 

The  President  and  Yice  President  each  bring  to  this  new  enter- 
prize  an  amount  of  ability,  experience  and  enthusiasm  which  is  a  pron>- 
ise  and  guarantee  to  patrons  that  their  highest  reasonable  expectations 
shall  be  fully  realized. 

Each  of  the  subordinate  Departments  will  be  under  the  charge  of 
an  accomplished  and  experienced  Lady,  excepting  that  of  Music, 
which  will  be  presided  over  by  a  Professor  of  tried  character 
and  distinguished  reputation.  The  Department  of  Modern  Langua- 
ges will  be  under  the  charge  of  a  native  Parisian  Lady,  whose  Am- 
erican experience  has  been  such  as  to  render  her  perfectly  familiar 
with  the  English  Language.  The  Department  of  Drawing  and 
Painting  will  be  under  the  charge  of  an  experienced  Lady,  a  pupil  of 
the  well  known  Artist,  Thomas  S.  Cummings,  Treasurer  of  the  Nor 
tional  Academy,  New  York  City,  who  will  himself  act  as  "Consulting 
Professor  of  Art  and  Design." 

Each  of  the  English  Departments,  excepting  such  as  may  be  in- 
structed by  the  President  and  Yice  President,  will  be  under  the  charge 
of  the  best  qualified,  most  thorough  and  enthusiastic  Female  Teachers 
that  can  be  found. 


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ffCttt«S. 

In  order  to  give  our  Pupils  the  highest  order  of  Instruction,  the 
German  method  of  Lectures  will  be  combined  with  Recitations.  For 
this  purpose  an  arrangement  has  been  made  with  eminent  Professoi's* 
to  give  a  course  of  Lectures  on  the  following  branches,  viz  : 

Chemistry, 

Philosophy  of  History, 

Architecture,  considered  aesthetically  and  historically. 

Astronomy, 

Biblical  Literature, 

History  of  the  Fine  Arts,  and 

English  Literature. 
Amongst  the  gentlemen  already  engaged  for  this  purpose  arc  the 
following  distinguished  Professors  :  James  Strong,  S.  T.  D.,  of 
Flushing,  L.  I.,  on  Biblical  Literature  ;  Tayler  Lewis,  L.  L.  D.,  of 
Union  College,  on  History,  and  Wm.  M.  Gillespie,  L.  L.  D.,  also 
of  Union  College,  on  Architecture. 

Every  pupil  attending  these  Lectures  will  be  required  to  take  notes, 
and  at  the  opening  of  each  sustain  an  examination  on  the  preceding 
one. 

Its  Library,  including  those  of  the  President  and  Yice  President, 
accessible  to  students,  numbers  over  3000  volumes.  Its  Cabinet,  the 
accumulation  of  25  years,  contains  about  5000  specimens  in  Mineral- 
ogy and  Geology,  judiciously  selected  and  scientifically  arranged.  The 
estimated  value  of  one  fossil  alone  in  it,  is  $500. 

Its  apparatus,  both  Chemical  and  Philosophical,  much  of  it  new 
and  recently  purchased,  is  ample  for  a  fall  set  of  experiments  in  both 
these  branches. 

With  its  charming  Scenery,  elegant,  commodious  and  newly-furnish- 
ed Building,  its  extensive  and  highly  ornamented  Grounds,  its  com- 
plete and  competent  Board  of  Instruction,  and  its  rare  educational 
appliances,  Ripley  Female  College  possesses  facilities  for  ^Estheti- 


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cal  and  IriU'llectual  culture  adecjuale  to  satisi'y  the  demands  of  the 
most  exacting-  patron. 


Jiims  una  Hetlfllis. 


Ripley  Fkmalk  College  will  aim  to  do  for  its  pupils  just  what 
the  most  judicious  parent  would  do,  had  he  the  facilities  and  the  leis- 
ure. It  has  been  said  that  "  the  Family,  the  Church  and  the  State 
are  tlie  only  three  Divine  Institutions."  The  saying  needs  to  be  en- 
largvd  so  as  to  include  the  School ;  for  the  School  supplements  the 
Family,  and  the  Teacher  is  for  the  time-being  in  the  place  of  the  Par- 
ent. All  the  Teachers  of  this  Institution  are  pledged  to  the  faithful 
performance  of  the  duties  growing  out  of  this  temporary  relation. — 
The  families  of  the  President  and  Vice  President,  as  well  as  all  the 
Teachers,  reside  in  the  Institution,  and  minglmg  with  the  pupils  at 
their  meals,  in  the  recitation  room,  in  their  work,  in  their  recreations, 
in  the  Drawing  Room,  and  at  Devotions,  supervising  their  mmds,  their 
morals  and  their  manners,  will  endeavor  by  watchfulness,  by  kindness, 
by  firmness  and  fidelity,  to  prove  themselves  ^^  workmen  that  need  not 
be  ashamed  of  their  work ;"  making  even  rebuke  wear  the  garment  of 
love,  and  rendering  the  College  a  true  Christian  Home  to  every  inmate, 
where  each  one  shall  be  taught  hoio  they  ought  to  live,  and  how  to  live 
as  they  ought. 


^iii^xam  Character. 


The  proprietors  of  Ripley  Female  College  design  that  it  shall 
be,  not  a  sectarian,  but  a  christian  School,  in  which  the  principles  of 
Christianity  will  be  inculcated,  and  not  the  dogmas  of  any  Religious 
Sect.  It  will  be  the  aim  of  the  Instructors  to  present  the  Religion  of 
the  New  Testament,  not  in  the  narrow  spirit  of  Bigotry,  but  in  its 
own  large-hearted,  broad-minded  Charity ;  not  incidentally  and  occar 
sionally,  because  it  is  fashionable  to  make  reference  to  it ;  not  offen- 
sively and  professionally,  but  systematically  and  spontaneously,  because 
their  own  heai-ts  impel  them  to  it,  and  because  they  deem  Religious 
culture  an  indispensable  and  large  part  of  all  right  education. 


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To  meet  the  wants  of  a  larger  number  than  schools  for  Females 
generally  do,  there  will  be  four 

1.  A  Preparatory  Course.  This  will  consist  of  the  common  Eng- 
lish Branches  ordinarily  pursued  in  District  Schools,  including  some 
Latin,  and  is  designed  to  fit  the  pupil  for  the  advanced  courses,  par- 
ticularly the  full  Collegiate  course. 

2.  Course  of  Art.  This  is  designed  to  meet  the  wants  of  those  who, 
having  a  specific  end  in  view,  wish  to  pursue  only  such  branches  as 
bear  most  directly  upon  that  end.  In  this  course  rare  opportunities 
will  be  furnished  to  those  who  wish  to  make  a  speciality  of  Music,  Paint- 
ing and  Drawing.  Seldom  are  so  many  means  to  the  highest  attainments 
in  these  branches  found  in  combination  in  one  Institution :  Teachers  of 
the  highest  order  in  point  of  ability,  devotion  and  enthusiasm;  Patterns 
and  Instruments, — all  that  advancement  and  correct  taste  require, — 
Buildings  that  are  models  of  Architecture, — Grounds,  spacious  and 
laid  out  according  to  the  purest  principles  of  Art,  and  Landscape 
scenery  inspiring  in  its  effect,  and  from  whatever  point  of  observation 
presenting  views  worthy  the  pencil  of  an  artist.  To  all  amateurs  we 
confidently  recommend  this  course  as  perfectly  suited  to  gratify  their 
highest  wishes." 

3.  The  Academic  Course.  This  will  be  substantially  the  same  as 
is  now  required  for  graduation  at  the  best  Academies  and  Seminaries 
in  the  country,  and  is  designed  to  meet  the  wants  of  those  who  wish 
to  pursue  a  regular,  thorough  Academic  Course,  but  whose  object, 
zeal  and  taste  do  not  impel  them  to  attain  the  full  Collegiate  standard. 

4.  The  Collegiate  Course.  This  will  be  the  characteristic  feature 
of  Ripley  Female  College. 

Public  opinion  has  hitherto  excluded  our  daughters  from  instruction 
in  nearly  all  our  Colleges,  and  with  manifest  injustice  and  tyranny  has 
also  excluded  them  from  the  liberal  course  of  study  which  we  have 
provided  for  our  sons.  The  reign  of  tyranny  in  this  regard  is  broken 
and  that  of  equal  rights  in  the  domain  of  letters  established,  and 
Ripley  Female  College  will  be  one  of  the  fev/  Institutions  which  fur- 


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nish  to  our  Aiiiericaii  yoiini^'  women  tlie  literary  fiu^ilities  lieretoCore 
cruelly  withheld  Ironi  theiu. 

Its  Colleo-iiite  Course  is  designed  to  meet  the  wants  of  that  incn^as- 
ingly  large  number  of  young  women  who  aspire  to  liberal  learning, 
but  who  find  the  doors  of  the  College  to  which  their  brothers  resort 
closed  against  them  and  cannot  have  the  requisite  facilities  elsewhere. 

This  course  will,  with  such  modifications  as  are  necessary  the  better 
to  adapt  it  to  the  female  mind  and  mission,  be  equivalent  to  that  re- 
quired for  the  Baccalaureate  Degree  in  our  best  American  Colleges. 

Those  who  do  not  desire  to  connect  themselves  with  either  of  the 
above  courses  may  become  members  of  the  Institution  and  pursue  op- 
tional studies,  enjoying  equal  privileges  with  pupils  of  the  regular 
courses. 


|3rejjfiriitorg  Ccursje. 


Reading,  Spelling  and  Defining. 
Brown's  English  Grammar. 
Geography  and  Penmanship. 
Arithmetic, — Elementary,  Common 

School  and  Higher. 
Harper's  School  History. 


Cutter's  Physiology. 
Wilson's  History  oi"the  United  States. 
Qiiackenboss'  Lessons  in  Composition. 
Latin  Grammar  and  Reader,  completG 
First  Lessons  in  Drawing. 


Col%iafe  €onx^t. 


:E^TiCDrrx.AJi>r  03l,.a.ss. 


FIRST  SESSION. 
Algebra —  Robinson. 

Latin —  Caesar. 

Physical  Geography— Fitch  and  Colton. 
Zoology —  Agassiz  and  Gould. 

Exercises  in  Latin  Prose  Composition  throughout  the  year. 


SECOND  SESSION. 

Algebra — 

Robinson 

Latin — 

Cicero. 

Botany- 

Wood. 

Book-keeping. 

soi>ia:o2s^oi^B    oii.-a.ss- 


FIRST  SESSION. 

« 

Geometry — Davies'  Legendre. 

Latin —         Virgil. 

Natural  Philosophy. 

Latin    Prosody,   with    composition  in 


SECOND   SESSION. 
French — Fasquelle's  Grammar,  and  Le 

Grand  Pere. 
Rhetoric — Daj^'s  Rhetorical  Praxis  and 

Coppee. 
Mental  Science. 
Astronomy — Olmsted . 


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JXJJSTiO-Fl     03L.A-S3- 


FIRST  SESSIOxV. 
French — ^Le  Grand  Pere  and  Telemaque. 
Chemistry —  Wells. 

Moral  Science. 
Elements  of   the  English  I^inguage — 

Clarke. 
Logic —  True. 

Themes. 


Exercises  in  French  Composition  throughout  the  year 


SECOND    SESSION. 
French — Napoleon — ^Noel  and  Chapsal 

and  L'AUemagne. 
Geology  and  Mineralogy — Dana. 
Elements  of  Criticism —     Karnes. 
Study  of  words  and  English,  past  and 

present —  Trench. 

Analogy  of  Religion —        Butler. 
Themes 


SBlSriOI^    03L.uft..SS_ 


rmsT  SESSION. 

French — Lamartine,  Prose  and  Poems, 
and  selections  from  Moliere. 

EInghsh  literature — R'^'^d.  with  his  Lec- 
tures on  the  British  Poets  for  reference. 

Biology 

History  of  the  Fine  Arts. 


SECOND  SESSION. 

•Racine,   with  French  ComjK>- 


Gerault. 


French- 
sition 
French  Literature- 
Floral  Canleniug. 
Science  and  Art —  Lardner. 

History  of  Literature —  Schlegel . 
Sociology. 


French  Conversations  daily  throughout  the  year. 


^cukmk  Course. 


First  Year. 


FIRST  SESSION. 
Algebra —  Robinson. 

Latin —  Caesar. 

Physical  Geography — Fitch  and  Colton. 


Zoology— 


Agassiz  and  Gould.      Book-keeping 


SECOND  SESSION. 
Algebra —  Robinson. 

Latin —  Cicero. 

Botany —  Wood. 


Exercises  in  Latin  Prose  Composition  throughout  the  year. 


Second  Year. 


FIRST  SESSION. 
Geometry — Pavies'  Legendre, 
I^tin —        Virgil. 
Natural  Philosophy. 
Latin  Prosody,    with    composition    in 


SECOND  SESSION. 

French — Fasquelle's  Grammar  and  Le 

Grand  Pere. 
Rhetoric — Day's  Rhetorical  Praxis  and 

Coppee. 
Mental  Science. 
Astronomy — Olmsted. 


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Third  Year. 


FIRST   SESSION. 
French — LeGraud  Pero  aud  Tclemiuiuc. 
Chemistry—  Wells 

Moral  Sciouce. 

Elements  of  the  English  LiingMage— 
Clarke. 


Logic — 
Themes. 


True. 


SECOND  SESSION. 
French — NupoUion — Noel  aud  Chapwal 

and  L'Ailemagne. 
Geology  and  Mineralogy — Dana. 
Elements  of  Criticism —     Karnes. 
Study  of  Words  and  English,  past  aud 

present —  Trench. 

Analogy  of  Ileligion —        Butler. 
Themes. 


Exercises  iu  French  Composition  throughout  the  year. 

XoTK. — In  this  course  German,  or  Music,  or  Painting  and  Drawing  may  be  substitu- 
ted for  Latin,  and  also  for  Mathematics.  For  admission  to  this  course  the  same  prep- 
aration is  required  as  for  the  Collegiate  Course.  Classes  will  be  formed  in  German, 
Spanish  and  Italian  whenever  desired  by  a  sulficient  number. 


Course  of  ^xt 

This  will  comprise  the  English  Language  and  Literature,  French, 
Music  and  Drawing  and  Painting.  To  all  who  complete  this  Course 
and  pass  a  satisfactory  examination,  an  Art  Diploma  will  be  awarded. 

Those  who  pursue  elective  studies  may,  on  leaving,  receive  certifi- 
cates testifying  to  the  attainments  made  in  the  respective  branches 
pursued.  Those  who  complete  the  Academic  Course  and  pass  a  sat- 
isfactory examination,  will  receive  the  usual  Academic  Diploma. 

An  unintelligent  prejudice  has  hitherto,  except  in  the  case  of  a  very 
few  Institutions,  confined  the  Degree  of  A.  B.  to  Alumni  of  Colleges. 
It  is  just  as  appropriately  given  to  one  sex  as  to  the  other.  The  bet- 
ters are  initial  to  two  Latin  words,  which  signify  simply.  Crowned 
with  the  fruit  of  Art.  These  words  spoken  of  a  male  are  Baccalau- 
yeus{atus)  Artium,  and  spoken  of  a  female,  Baccalaurea[ata)  Artium. 
The  English  w^ord  Baccalaureate,  is  spoken  of  both  sexes  with  equal  pro- 
priety, and  there  is  no  justifying  reason  for  withholding  from  females 
rather  than  males,  the  titles  of  honor  w^hich  their  attainments  merit. 
Therefore  those  young  Ladies,  who  complete  the  Collegiate  Course 
prescribed  by  Ripley  Female  College,  and  sustain  a  satisfactory 


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examination  in  the  same,  will  receive  a  regular  Diploma  conferring 
upon  them  the  customary  Baccalaureate  honors,  known  by  the  initials 
A.  B. 

(BmmlmtimL 

The  chief  object  of  an  examination  is  to  determine  whether  both 
Teachers  and  Pupils  are  doing  the  duty  which  the  relation  of  Teacher 
and  Pupil  requires  and  not  to  make  an  ostentatious  display  for  the 
amusement  of  a  multitude.  In  order  the  better  to  accomplish  this 
object  and  render  examinations  useful,  not  only  as  a  criterion  but  also 
as  a  stimulus,  there  will  be  a  private  examination  every  month  of  all 
the  classes  in  the  College  and  one  in  public  at  the  close  of  each  Ses- 
sion. 

Sitaatmns  tax  %m\m. 

The  long  and  extensive  acquaintance,  which  the  President  and  Vice 
President  have  both  had  with  Scholars  and  Teachers  in  all  parts  of 
the  country,  gives  them  unusual  facilities  for  procuring  situations  for 
those  who  wish  to  teach.  They  will  cheerfully  and  gratuitously  give 
the  benefit  of  this  acquaintance  to  graduates  of  this  Institution. 

Many  of  the  incentives  that  are  often  applied  to  the  young  mind 
to  secure  the  preformance  of  school  duties,  however  well  meant,  are 
nevertheless  vicious  in  their  effect  on  moral  character  and  future  suc- 
cess. Often  they  excite  jealousy  and  selfishness  ;  often  kindle  a  vain 
and  unholy  ambition  ;  often  give  false  views  of  life,  which  lead  to  fail- 
ure rather  than  success  and  vitiate  much  of  the  purpose  and  feeling 
with  which  the  ends  of  life  should  be  pursued. 

While,  therefore,  we  shall  discountenance  and  discard  all  moti\es 
of  such  tendencies,  we  shall  apply  the  liigher  ones  of  self-respect — 
regard  for  friends — love  of  knowledge  for  its  own  sake  and  not  mere- 
ly for  its  uses — desire  for  self-cultivation  so  as  to  become  all  that 
possibility  requires  —sense  of  right  and  conscientious  eflbrt  to  meet 


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the  claims  of  Society  and  of  God.  Thus,  restraining  the  malevo- 
lent and  exciting  the  benevolent  feelings,  we  hope  to  secure  the  ob- 
servance of  wholesome  family  regulations  and  the  faithful  performance 
of  school  duties  by  the  elevating  and  ennobling  incentives  of  Moral- 
ity and  Religion. 

Nor  will  the  Hygienic  Department  be  less  perfect  than  those  for 
educating  the  intellect  and  the  Taste. 


ifepital  i^hratwti. 


Much  of  the  education  hitherto  given  to  males,  and  females  also, 
has  been  comparatively  valueless,  both  for  their  own  personal  hap- 
piness and  the  public  good  because  acquired  by  the  sacrifice  of 
health  and  constitution.  The  body  is  the  ordained  servant  of  the 
intellect  and  the  heart ;  and,  no  matter  how  pure  the  one  nor  how 
well  disciplined  the  other,  if  the  body  be  inadequate  to  their  behests 
the  man  or  the  woman  is  a  sorry  specimen  of  education  after  all. 
The  education  of  youth  can  and  ought  to  be  so  conducted  as  not  only 
to  preserve  the  health  enjoyed  by  the  child  at  the  beginning  of  its 
school  period  but  give  it  back  to  its  parents  and  society  with  a 
sounder  body  as  well  as  a  maturer  mind  and  a  better  heart.  The 
importance  of  the  body  as  subject  to  education  is  only  beginning  to 
be  realized.  Fully  appreciating  their  solemn  obligations  in  this  re- 
gard, the  Proprietors  of  Ripley  Female  College  will  endeavor  by 
careful  attention  to  the  Diet,  the  Dress,  the  sleep,  the  study  and  the 
play  of  their  Pupils,  by  Gymnastic  exercises,  [not  the  same  for  all, 
which  is  an  absurdity  not  to  be  tolerated,]  adapted  to  individual 
cases ;  by  walking  and  riding  and  by  amusing,  healthy  sports  in  the 
open  air,  to  blend  more  harmoniously  and  actualize  more  perfectly 
than  has  ever  yet  been  done,  the  three  great  Deparments  of  human 
education ;  and,  as  far  as  it  can  possibly  be  done,  to  develop  the  Pu- 
pils entrusted  to  their  care  into  an  intelligent,  refined,  heroic  wo- 
manhood. So  far  as  a  Gymnasium  can  be  made  to  contribute  to  this 
end,  they  will  have  unequalled  facilities.  The  lower  story  of  the 
Chapel  Building  will  be  devoted  exclusively  to  physical  exercises. 
These  will  not  be  practiced  miscellaneously  but  systematically,  not- 


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indiscriminately  but  with  reference  to  the  necessities  of  individual 
Pupils  and  according  to  Anatomical  and  Physiological  principles. 
The  Apparatus  and  modes  will  be  of  the  most  approved  kind  and  all 
exercises  directed  by  a  competent,  judicious  Teacher. 


In  order  to  furnish  a  healthful  out-door  recreation,  to  aid  in  culti- 
vating a  love  of  nature  and  at  the  same  time  impart  useful  knowl- 
edge and  render  the  study  of  Botany  more  attractive,  a  Floral  Gar- 
den will  be  laid  out  in  the  beautiful  and  extensive  grounds  of  the 
College,  in  which  the  young  ladies  will  be  taught  not  only  the  differ- 
ent kinds  of  Flowers,  Plants  and  Shrubs,  but  their  Natural  History, 
the  soil  best  adapted  to  them  and  the  best  mode  of  cultivating 
them. 

Riding  on  horseback  is  among  the  most  healthful  and  amusing 
sports,  contributing  at  once  to  health,  vigor,  grace  and  courage. 
No  place  can  be  found  better  adapted  to  this  inspiring  amusement 
than  the  splendid  graveled  drives  in  the  grounds  of  Ripley  Female 
College,  and  the  broad,  beautiful  gravel  roads  of  Poultney  and  vi- 
cinity. The  art  of  horsemanship  will  be  taught  and  opportunities 
for  practising  it  afforded,  at  a  reasonable  charge,  to  those  who  desire 
it.  Frequent  carriage  rides  will  be  given,  gratuitously,  to  all  pupils 
boarding  in  the  Institution. 

A  suite  of  Boonjs  has  been  fitted  up  with  the  most  approved  ap- 
paratus, adequate  to  the  necessities  of  the  whole  Institution,  and  all 
the  Pupils  will  be  required  to  bathe  at  stated  times  as  a  means  of 
preserving  health  and  increasing  comfort. 


Boarding  Pupils  will  be  charged  $100  per  session  of  20  week?.,  pay- 
able, $50  at  the  beginning,  and  $50  at  the  middle  of  each  session.— 


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This  includes  iJoard,  Furnished  Room,  Fuel,  Lights,  Washing  and 
Tuition  in  all  branches  except  the  extras,  specified  below.  Every 
Pupil  must  furnish  her  own  Towels,  Napkins,  Napkin  Rings,  Toilet 
Soap  and  one  pair  of  sheets.  Every  article  of  wearing  apparel,  as 
well  as  Towels,  Napkins  and  Sheets,  must  be  durably  and  distinctly 
marked  with  the  owner's  full  name. 

Day  Pupils  will  be  charged  $4  per  Quarter  for  Tuition  in  the  Pre- 
paratory Course  ;  $6  per  Quarter  for  Tuition  in  the  studies  of  the 
tirst  two  years  of  the  Academic  and  Collegiate  Courses,  and  $7,50  per 
Quarter  for  Tuition  in  the  studies  of  the  last  year  of  the  Academic 
and  th'e  last  two  years  of  the  Collegiate  Course.  "  Extra  Charges'^ 
are  not  included  in  the  above.  For  the  accommodation  of  Day  Pupils 
during  the  intervals  between  recitations,  a  room  will  be  provided, 
for  the  use  and  warming  of  which  each  one  will  be  charged  25  cents 
per  Quarter.  The  above  charges  to  Day  Pupils  are  payable  in  ad- 
vance. 

EXTRA    CHARGES.      ^ 

For  French,         f|)  Quarter, $5,00 

"     German,  "         "        5,00 

''     Italian,  ''        " 6,00 

''     Latin,  "         "        2,00 

''     Chemistry,      "         ''        2,00 

"     Music,  Piano  "         "        12,00 

"       Harp,  ''         ''        15,00 

''        ''      Guitar"         "        6,00 

"       Organ"         "        12,00 

"         "       Vocalization "       12,00 

"    Use  of  Organ,  ^  Quarter 3,00 

"       "     "  Harp,    "         "       3,00 

"       "     "  Guitar,  "         "      1.00 

"     Drawing,  "         "      2,50 

*'     Painting  in  Water  Colors 5,00 

•'     Oil  Painting,  9,00 

Extra  charges  are  payable  at  the  close  of  each  session. 
T?iose  who  prefer  to  cover  all  school  expenses  by  one  sum,  will  be  en- 
titled to  Board,  Tuition  in  any  of  the  branches  taught,  and  to  all  other 
privileges  of  the  Institution,  by  the  payment  o/"  $140  per  session,  in 
advance. 

Clergymen  will  receive  a  liberal  discount  from  all  the  foregoing 
charges. 


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Pupils  may  enter  at  any  time.  Board  will  be  charged  from  tlie 
time  of  entering,  but  Tuition  will  not  be  charged  for  less  than  half  a 
Quarter.  No  deduction  from  either  Board  or  Tuition  will  be  made 
on  account  of  temporary  absence.  Those  who  enter  at  any  time  du- 
ring the  first  two  weeks  of  a  Quarter  will  be  charged  Tuition  from  its 
beginning,  and  those  who  leave  at  any  time  during  the  last  three 
weeks  of  a  Quarter  will  be  charged  Tuition  to  its  close. 

It  will  he  observed  that  the  numerous  and  highly  valuable  courses  of 
Lectures  to  be  given  annually  by  distinguished  Professors  are  a  gratuity 
to  the  pupils. 


It  is  desirable  that  the  daily  dress  of  young  ladies  should  consist 
of  some  plain,  durable,  inexpensive  material,  plainly  made,  with  a 
view  to  comfort  and  use.  The  same  may  be  said  of  the  whole  ward- 
robe ;  for  while  Eipley  Female  College  will  not  be  second  to  any 
Institution  in  the  land  in  substantial  elegance  and  commendable 
taste,  it  is  not  intended  to  be  a  place  for  the  display  of  gold  and 
costly  apparel. 


Jiplitatifftt. 


Those  who  wish  to  secure  admission  to  the  Institution  are  reques- 
ted to  make  application,  by  letter,  to  the  President.  All  communi- 
cations relating  to  finances  should  be  made  to  the  Yice  President. 

For  admission  to  either  the  Academic  or  Collegiate  Course,  a 
satisfactory  examination  in  the  Preparatory  Studies  will  be  required. 
A  student  may  enter  the  above  courses  at  any  point  for  which  she 
is  prepared,  by  sustaining  an  examination  in  the  preceding  studies. 
Candidates  for  Baccalaureate  honors  will  not,  however,  be  admitted 
later  than  the  beginning  of  the  last  year.  Students ;df  the  miscellan- 
eous course  will  only  be  restricted  so  far  as  to  select  branches  which 
they  are  qualified  to  pursue,  and  not  to  do  violence  to  the  established 
relations  of  the  Scienc'es. 


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f  0  lartnts. 


Although  there  are  but  few  opportunities  in  this  quiet,  inland, 
New  England  Village  for  extravagance,  we  request  you  to  furnish 
your  daughters  but  little  pocket  money.  When  supplied  with  Board, 
Tuition,  Books  and  Clothing,  they  need  but  little  else.  Rather  than 
put  large  sums  in  their  possession  for  disbursement,  deposit  it  with 
the  Proprietors,  or  some  other  friend,  giving  directions  us  to  its  use. 
Our  experience  assures  us  that  the  money  will  be  safer  and  you,  ulti- 
mately, better  satisfied.  Let  all  Financial  communications  for  the 
payment  of  School  Expenses  be  made  directly  to  us,  and  not  through 
the  hands  of  your  daughters.  If  you  wish  purchases  of  clothing,  &c., 
to  be  made  by  us,  for  your  daughters,  funds  for  this  purpose  must  be 
sent  us  in  advance. 

To  ensure  safety  in  the  transmission  of  money,  let  all  remittances 
be  by  draft  on  Troy,  Albany,  New  York  or  Boston. 

When  you  send  your  daughters  to  us,  please  designate  the  Church 
you  wish  them  to  attend  and  the  system  of  medicine  you  wish  to 
have  used  in  case  of  their  sickness. 


REGULATIONS. 

The  Rules  of  the  School  will  be  few  and  simple,  and  designed  only 
to  facilitate  the  ongoing  of  daily  duties.  The  proprieties  of  life,  the 
customs  of  good  society  and  tne  usages  of  a  well  regulated  christian 
family,  will  be  depended  upon  as  sufficient  to  guide  the  conduct  of 
all  young  ladies  who  aspire  to  intellectual  cultivation  and  refined 
culture. 


The  year  consists  of  40  weeks,  divided  into  two  equal  sessions  of 
20  weeks.    Each  session  is  followed  by  a  vacation  of  six  weeks. 

For  convenience  in  reorganizing  classes,  each  session  is  divided 
into  2  equal  Quarters,  without  any  interval  of  school  duties. 


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€imhx  for  lU-l. 


Spring  Session  begins  Wednesday,  February  3d. 

2d  Quarter  begins  April  14tli. 

Spring  Session  ends  Tuesday,  June  23d. 

Fall  Session  begins  Wednesday,  August  4th. 

4th  Quarter  begins  October  13th. 

Fall  Session  ends  Tuesday,  December  21st. 


'  The  Sessions  are  so  arranged  as  to  bring  the  Christmas  Holi- 
days into  a  regular  vacation,  thus  obviating  any  interruption  to  study 
by  the  usual  Holiday  recess. 


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